Habit of empty cicada
Empty cicada is a succulent plant of Echinacea in apricot family, and its vigorous growth period is in winter
The empty cicada, native to Namibia and South Africa, likes a warm, low humidity and sunny environment. The optimum temperature for growth is 17 ~ 25 ℃. During the growth period, put the plants in a bright place for maintenance and keep the basin soil slightly wet
Empty cicadas are afraid of high temperature and humidity in summer. Pay attention to shading and cooling in time. Afraid of cold in winter, move to indoor maintenance
The common propagation methods are sowing, cutting and branching
Planting and maintenance techniques of empty cicada
Maintenance skills of empty cicada
Watering: keep the basin soil slightly wet during the growing season of empty cicada (winter), reduce watering during high temperature and strong light in summer, and the weather is slightly cool after autumn. Appropriately increase the watering times to keep the basin soil slightly wet. Spring is the leaf growth period. Avoid the sun exposure and avoid the basin soil being too wet
Fertilize with organic fertilizer once a month, or use organic fertilizer to dilute the meat of cicada for a long time
Change basin: change the basin every two years. The planting should be shallow rather than deep. After changing the basin, a layer of vermiculite or perlite is paved on the surface to increase the drainage of the soil
Breeding method of empty cicada
Sowing: indoor pot sowing from April to may or September to October, control the temperature at 18 ~ 24 ℃, and germinate about 10 days after sowing
The cuttings can be cut at the top of the bed at room temperature and dried in the sand for 6 ~ 5 days after cutting. The cuttings can be cut at the top of the bed at room temperature for 6 ~ 22 days
Ramet: plants with more than 3 years can adopt ramet propagation method. In spring, combined with changing pots, the sub plants at the base of the mother plant are broken off and planted in pots
Suggestions for planting combination: raw stone flower and meat cone flower